Turkey adds more than a dozen names to al-Qaeda list

Turkey adds more than a dozen names to al-Qaeda list

ANKARA – Anadolu Agency

The new names were added in line with the UN Security Council al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee’s list of individuals and entities subject to targeted financial sanctions, travel bans and arms embargoes. AP Photo

Turkey has added new names to its list of people or organizations linked to al-Qaeda during this week’s Cabinet meeting.

Fourteen people have been added to the list of “Individuals linked to al-Qaeda,” and two organizations have been added to the list of “Institutions, organizations and entities affiliated with al-Qaeda.”

The new names were added in line with the U.N. Security Council al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee’s list of individuals and entities subject to targeted financial sanctions, travel bans and arms embargoes.